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THE 

Woman’s  Institute  Club, 

38  PALISADE  AVENUE, 
YONKERS,  N.  Y. 


CLUB  COUNCIL. 

Miss  Mary  Marshall  Butler,  -  President 

Miss  Harriet  Allen  Butler, 

First  Vice-President  and  Treasurer 

Miss  Sarah  Williams,  Second  Vice-President 
Miss  Sadie  Edwards,  -  -  -  Secretary 

Miss  Delia  Gorman,  -  Assistant  Secretary 
Miss  Cornelia  B.  Lawson,  Club  Superintendent 


Miss  Minna  O.  Beer,  term  expires  June  30,  1906 
Miss  Nellie  Morris,  term  expires  June  30,  1906 
Mrs,  Thomas  Wall,  term  expires  June  30,  1906 
Miss  Maria  Maher,  term  expires  June  30,  1907 
Miss  Kate  McKay,  term  expires  June  30,  1907 
Mrs.  Mary  A.  Riley,  term  expires  June  30,  1907 


COMMITTEES. 

Membership — Mrs.  Thomas  Wall,  Chairman. 
Hospitality  and  Refreshment  —  Miss  Nellte 
Morris,  Chairman. 

Lend-a-Hand  and  Decoration  —  Miss  Maria 
Maher,  Chairman. 

Visiting — Mrs.  Mary  A.  Riley,  Chairman. 
Music  for  Thursday  and  Saturday  Evening 
Socials — Miss  Kate  McKay,  Chairman. 

Club  Worker  Agent — Miss  Delia  Gorman. 


Membership  dues,  $1.00  a  year,  payable  in 
advance.  Additional  for  Association  dues,  5  cents. 

Members  three  months  in  arrears  shall  not  avail 
of  Club  privileges  until  their  dues  are  paid. 

Working  women  (married  or  single)  may  apply 
for  membership  at  any  time. 

Club  office  hours,  10  a.  m.  to  12:30  p.  m.;  7:30 
to  9:30  p.  m.,  Wednesday  evenings  and  holidays 
excepted.  At  other  times  messages  may  be  left  at 
the  general  office. 

Club  colors  :  Blue  and  white  badges  may  be 
bought  at  the  Club  office. 

Annual  meeting  in  June. 

Council  meeting  first  Thursday  in  each  month 
at  8:15  p.  m.,  except  when  otherwise  directed  by 
the  President. 

Business  or  General  meetings,  third  Thursdays 
(from  September  to  June),  at  8:15  p.  m. 

Lectures,  entertainments  and  socials  on  Thurs¬ 
day  and  Saturday  evenings.  Subjects  and  dates 
are  announced  in  the  local  papers  and  upon  the 
Club  bulletin. 


Club  members  may  have  the  use  of  the  sewing 
machines  when  not  required  for  class  work. 

Vacation  houses  at  Miller’s  Place,  L.  I.  Board 
for  Club  members,  $4.00  a  week.  Round  trip 
ticket,  $1.50.  Board  for  non-Club  members,  $5.00 
a  week. 

A  list  of  desirable  boarding  houses  is  kept  in 
the  office. 

Outings,  Saturday  afternoons. 


JUNIOR  CIRCLE. 
“The  Progressives.” 


Working  girls  between  14  and  16  may  join  at 
any  time.  Dues,  50  cents  a  year.  Classes  and 
entertainments  will  be  provided  by  the  Superin- 
endent,  subject  to  number  enrolled. 


INSTITUTE  CLASSES 
For  Working  Women. 


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Fiisl  LeiTn  opens  Monday,  Oblobei  9,  1905.- 

Second  term  opens  Monday,  January  8,  1906. 
One  course  of  Ten  Lessons  in  a  term. 


MONDAYS,  7:45  P.  M. 

Cookery, . Course,  $1.25 

Miss  Alice  F.  Hooper. 

Sewing,  ....  Course,  25  cents 
Miss  Marion  Sparrowhawk. 

Dancing, . Course,  $2.50 

Mr.  R.  C.  Grant. 


TUESDAYS,  7:45  P.  M. 

Dressmaking,  advanced,  -  -  Course,  $1.25 

Miss  Laura  Herlihy. 

Millinery,  -  -  -  Course,  50  cents 

Miss  Thompson. 


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WEDNESDAYS,  7:45  P.  M. 

Study  Class, . No  fee 

Miss  Kate  Prime. 


Housework  (Second  Term),  -  Course,  50  cents 
Miss  F.  J.  Persons. 

FRIDAYS,  7:45  P.  M. 

Fancy  Work  and  Embroidery,  Course,  50  cenis 
Miss  Anna  Newell. 


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Crochet,  Knitting,  Etc.,  -  Course,  50  cents 
Miss  Charlotte  Tecklenburg. 

Dressmaking,  beginners,  -  Course,  50  cents 
Miss  Laura  Herlihy. 

Sick  Room  Attendant,  -  Course,  50  cents 
Miss  Arabella  Prime. 


Class  fees  to  Club  members,  twenty  per  cent, 
discount  on  above  prices. 


An  enrollment  of  eight  pupils  will  be  required  for 
each  class.  Classes  will  be  formed  in  other  branches 
on  request  of  a  sufficient  number  of  applicants. 

Visitors  may  be  admitted  to  class  sessions  only 
on  application  at  the  general  or  Club  office. 

Miss  Sarah  Williams,  Chairman. 
Mrs.  Wm.  H.  Doty, 

Mtss  M.  M.  Butler, 

Class  Committee. 


THE  WOMAN'S  INSTITUTE, 

38  PALISADE  AVENUE, 

Yonkers,  N.  Y. 

TRUSTEES. 

Miss  Mary  Marshall  Butler,  -  President 
Miss  Harriet  Allen  Butler, 

First  Vice-President  and  Treasurer 
Mrs.  Sarah  Williams,  Second  Vice-President 
Mrs.  J.  Lindsay  Porteous,  Recording  Secretary 
Mrs.  Jules  Breuchaud, 

Mrs.  Wm.  H.  Doty, 

Miss  Janet  W.  Flagg, 

Miss  Susie  Leeds  Heermance, 

Miss  Fannie  A.  Jackson, 

Miss  Kate  Prime, 

Mrs.  John  Reid. 

Miss  Florence  J.  Parsons,  General  Secretary. 


DEPARTMENTS. 

Free  Circulating  Library  and  Reading  Room, 
Miss  Annette  P.  Ward,  Librarian. 

Club  for  Self-Supporting  Women,  Miss  Cornelia 
B.  Lawson,  Superintendent. 

Classes,  Lectures,  Entertainments,  &c. 
Employment  Bureau  and  Woman’s  Exchange. 
Civic  League. 

Penny  Provident  Stamp  Station. 

Lunch  Room. 

Philanthropic  Work  (successor  to  the  Charity 
Organization  Society). 


OBJECTS  OF  THE  INSTITUTE. 


“To  promote  the  welfare  of  women,  particularly 
those  dependent  on  their  own  efforts  for  support, 
by  cultivating  a  spirit  of  fellowship  and  co-opera¬ 
tion  on  the  basis  of  a  high  moral  and  religious 
standard,  without  sectarian  distinction,  by  pro¬ 
viding  a  Free  Circulating  Library  and  Reading 
Room  and  classes  for  instruction  and  other  means 
of  improvement,  recreation  and  benefit.” — (By- 
Laws,  Article  II.) 


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LUNCH  SERVED  DAILY, 


ON  SECOND  FLOOR, 


11:45  A.  M.  to  1:30  P.  M. 


=  FOR  WOMEN  ONLY.  = 


MENU. 


Hot  Dish, . 05 

Dessert, . 05 

Tea,  Coffee,  Milk,  each, . 03 

Bread  and  Butter, . 03 


Annette  P.  Ward,  Librarian. 


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FREE  CIRCULATING  LIBRARY. 


A  cordial  invitation  is  extended  to  all 
women,  and  to  girls  over  12  years  of  age, 
to  visit  the  Woman’s  Institute  Free  Circu¬ 
lating  Library.  The  new  room,  with  its 
attractive  surroundings,  affords  a  delight¬ 
ful  atmosphere  in  which  to  spend  a  profi¬ 
table  hour. 

There  are  two  reading  circles,  under  the 
leadership  of  the  Librarian.  The  one  for 
adults,  devoted  to  the  reading  of  Shake¬ 
speare’s  plays,  meets  every  Monday  evening 
from  8  to  9.  The  other  circle,  for  juvenile 
readers,  12  years  and  older,  meets  every 
Monday  evening  from  7  to  8,  and  takes  up 
the  reading  of  some  pleasant  story  book. 

The  membership  of  these  circles  is  un¬ 
limited.  All  are  invited  to  join. 

Among  the  new  books  just  added  to  the 
library  are  the  following: 

Bacon. — In  the  Land  of  the  Gods. 

Barr. — Cecilia’s  Lovers. 

Chisholm. — Old  Testament  Stories. 

Coman. — Industrial  History  of  the  United 
States. 

Connolly. — Deep  Sea’s  Toil. 

Crockett'. — Cherry  Ribband. 

Crothers. — Endless  Life. 

Child’s  History  of  England. 

Chronicles. — A.  Singleton. 

Dawson. — Makers  of  English  Fiction. 
Donnell. — Rebecca  Mary. 

French. — Man  of  the  Hour. 

In  Tune  With  the  Infinite. 

Kildare. — My  Mamie  Rose. 

Kingsland. — Book  of  Good  Manners. 

Le  Roy. — Philippine  Life  in  Town  and 
Country. 

Lincoln. — Boston  Cook-Book. 

Longfellow. — Courtship  of  Miles  Stan  dish. 
Mabie. — Fairy  Tales  Every  Child  Should 
Know. 

Mabie. — Great  Word. 

Mabie. — Myths  That'  Every  Child  Should 
know. 

McFarland. — Getting  Acquainted  With  the 
Trees. 

MacGregor.  —  Stories  of  King  Arthur’s 
Knights. 

Maeterlinck. — Old-Fashioned  Flowers. 
Marshall. — Stories  of  Robin  Hood. 

Mims. — Sidney  Lanier. 

Musick. — Manual  of  Benn  Pitman — Phono¬ 
graphy. 

Peters. — Jews  in  America. 

Peterson. — How  to  Know  Wild  Fruits. 
Repplier. — In  Our  Convent  Days. 

Richards.— -Mrs.  Tree’s  Will. 

Shakespeare. — Merchant  of  Venice  ;  edited  by 
Rolfe. 

Shakespeare. — Othello  ;  edited  by  Rolfe. 
Shakespeare. — Taming  of  the  Shrew  ;  edited 
by  Rolfe. 

Singleton. — Great  Portraits. 

Smith. — Wood  Fire  in  No  3. 

Stoddard. — Dan  Monroe. 

Santa  Claus’s  Partner. 

Sintram  and  His  Companions  and  Undine. 
Tales  of  Mother  Goose :  translated  by  Welsh 
Wells. — Patty  in  the  City. 

Weyman. — Abbess  of  VI aye. 

White.— Child’s  Rainy-Day  Book. 


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Woman’s  Institute 


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READING  ROOM. 

38  PALISADE  AVEIVTJE. 


OPEN  TO  WOMEN,  AND  ALSO  TO  GIRLS  OVER  12  YEARS  OF  AGE. 


Hours:  9  71.  M.  to  6  P.  M.:  7  to  9  P.  M. 


